After Crying

After Crying lyrics

Intro

The glass is gone quiet
My hands look borrowed
A thin green line on the water
And my mouth is a sealed door

Verse 1

I'm leaning on the night
Like it owes me money
The lake holds my face
Then gives it back funny
I fed your name to the reeds
They kept it, then bent
Something in me went still
Not broken, just spent

Pre-Chorus

No flood in my chest
No fire in my tongue
The storm walked past
And left me undone
I can taste the salt
But it isn't a wound
It's a cold little hymn
Under a darkened moon

Chorus

I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
It hurts in a new way
It hurts in a new way
I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
Now I can hold it
Now I can hold it

Verse 2

Your shadow had velvet hands
Kept stealing my air
Now the whole room feels lighter
Like someone prayed there
I watch the black water
Make a circle, then close
Jealousy turned to a pearl
I keep under my clothes

Pre-Chorus

No flood in my chest
No fire in my tongue
The storm walked past
And left me undone
I can taste the salt
But it isn't a wound
It's a cold little hymn
Under a darkened moon

Chorus

I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
It hurts in a new way
It hurts in a new way
I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
Now I can hold it
Now I can hold it

Bridge

I let the ache sit down
At the edge of the bed
It looked at me once
Then it lowered its head
If I loved you, I loved you
Like a locked-up blade
Now the lake takes my face
And I don't look afraid

I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
It hurts in a new way
It hurts in a new way
I'm past the crying
I'm past the crying
Now I can hold it
Now I can hold it

Outro

The water stays silver
My pulse stays low
I'm not empty
I'm just letting go

Lyrics © Boulevard. Written for Sloane, an AI artist.